PDF Index Generator: Create a Book Index in Minutes

Upload your PDF and get a structured back-of-book index with hierarchical terms, page references, and cross-references. Works with books, papers, manuals, and more.

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Supports PDF up to 50 MB · Text-searchable PDFs work best

Sample Output

What the tool actually produces for different document types

Philosophy: William James, Pragmatism (1907, 301 pages)

Martinique, 113
Materialism, 11–12, 16, 19, 92–94, 96, 98–99, 101–103, 108, 268
  cosmic dissolution, 104
  definition, 107
  functional divinity, 101
  mechanical view, 101
  objection, 106
  scientific materialism, 105
Mathematics, 65, 172, 209–210, 245, 255
Matter, 52, 86, 89, 95–96, 98, 105, 233, 239
Matters of Fact, 202
Meaning, 46

Business: Henry Ford, My Life and Work (1922, 282 pages)

Machinery, 1, 23–24, 85, 102, 113, 115, 147
Machinists, 24, 79
Macy's, 34
Magneto, 70, 110
Management, 78, 93, 119, 155, 235, 259
Manchester, 76, 150, 197, 262
Manufacturing, 6, 16–17, 19–21, 47–50, 79, 84, 147, 165–166, 173, 175, 188, 273
Markets, 16, 47, 67, 141, 148, 275
Mass Production, 16, 47, 58, 202, 272
Materials, 14, 17, 90, 110, 274
Meat Industry, 231
Mechanical Drives, 31, 33

Both are real, unedited drafts. The editor lets you rename, merge, add, or remove entries and add subentries before export. See how they compare with the books' original indexes

How the AI Works

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Contextual understanding

The AI reads your full document and understands meaning, not just keywords. For example, it distinguishes "bank" as a financial institution vs. a river bank based on surrounding context.

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Page reference extraction

Each term is linked to the specific pages where it appears, with continuous discussions grouped into page ranges (e.g., 45-52) rather than individual page numbers.

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Cross-reference generation

The AI identifies related concepts and creates "see" and "see also" references to connect them — linking "machine learning" to "artificial intelligence" or "neural networks."

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Editable output

Everything the AI generates is a starting point. You have full control to rename terms, adjust hierarchy, merge duplicates, and add entries the AI may have missed.

Works Across Document Types

Books

Business, self-help, history, biography — extracts concepts, people, and themes with sub-entries.

Academic papers

Research concepts, methodologies, statistical terms, author references, and theoretical frameworks.

Technical manuals

Procedures, equipment names, troubleshooting topics, and safety protocols with precise page references.

Cookbooks & reference books

Ingredients, techniques, recipe names, and categorical groupings with cross-references.

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Limitations & Expectations

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Works best with text-searchable PDFs from Word, InDesign, or LaTeX

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Non-fiction content with clear topical structure produces the best results

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Handles books from 50-400 pages; shorter or longer documents may vary

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Specialist terminology in niche fields may need manual additions

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Fiction indexing (characters, themes) is experimental and less reliable

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Scanned-image PDFs without OCR text produce poor or empty results

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